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zaaminan vti nj
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[BL]

touch it (with hand)

Paired with: zaamin vta [BL]



ninzaaminaan 1s - 0s ind; ozaaminaan 3s - 0s ind; zaaminang 3s - 0 conj; zaaminan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /zaamin-/

ninzaaminaan1s - 0s ind nj
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ozaaminaan3s - 0s ind nj
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zaaminang3s - 0 conj nj
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zaaminan2s - 0 imp nj
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ogii-saaminaan3s - 3' ind pst nj
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Gego zaaminangen gizhaabikizigan. Gizhaabikide. Giga-jaagiz.

Don't touch the stove. It's hot. You'll get burned.
 nj
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zaaminan /zaamin-/: /zaam-/
touched
; /-in/
act on it by hand

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

with support and collaboration from the University of Minnesota's Department of American Indian Studies and University Libraries.

Word Family

zaaminan vti [BL] touch it (with hand)
(benefactive) zaaminamaw vta [BL] touch (it) for h/, touch something of h/

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